In the very center of the imperial capital of the Song Dynasty, where the best spiritual veins in the world gathered, there was a majestic and huge palace complex.

This is the Imperial City of the Song Dynasty, which symbolizes the highest power of the Song Dynasty.

These palaces have obviously existed for a long time. Although the ancestors regularly renovated the palaces every once in a while, the lines on the ground have been stained with mottled traces. Those are traces that even the great monks cannot erase. They are the result of time.

Sculpture is also a memory of time.

Just like this country.

It has a long history, amazing cultural heritage, and exudes its vigorous vitality all the time.

Each generation's hard work in building the country leaves a beautiful picture on it, making it more beautiful and more attractive. It is also the efforts and sacrifices of each generation that create a solid foundation for it.

The foundation will remain standing no matter how great the disaster is.

Deep in the imperial city.

There is an ordinary house standing in a sea of ​​flowers. If it were not for the three powerful characters "Zhixin Pavilion" written on the plaque of the house, one might have thought that this was the residence of the palace gardener.

This is the absolute center of this country, where the ancestors of this country go for daily retreat and leisure.

Inside the Zhixin Pavilion.

The huge Bagua altar occupies the center of the room, and the surrounding huge bookshelves are arranged in a circle against the wall. People sitting in the center can read these books that are hard to find in the outside world all the time as long as they want to.

Solitary copy.

Everything else is just like an ordinary house, a simple chair and a simple table.

Sitting on the chair was an old man wearing a blue black robe.

The skin is sagging, the complexion is dull, and there are some age spots on the skin.

But who would have thought that this old man is the country's anchor, a living fossil that has lived for more than two thousand years.

There was no one else in the room. This was the rule he set for the people in the palace.

He simply flipped through the important tasks handed over by the officials in the morning. He even trembled a little while flipping through the paper with his hands.

"Old Ancestor, Zhao Muqi from the Clan Mansion wants to see you."

At this time, an old voice sounded from outside the door, breaking his tranquility.

He was an energetic old man, the ancestor of Prince Duan's Mansion and the head of the Clan Mansion.

"Come in~"

No nonsense, the old man closed the business book.

He looked at the person in front of him with no expression at all: "Why are you here?"

As he spoke, he stood up tremblingly, holding on to the chair.

Ancestor Duan Wang hurriedly bent down and bowed down: "Ancestor, please take back your order, otherwise Shi Yun will be so angry with Zhao Qingyi that it will affect her practice."

This old man is surprisingly Emperor Zaipei, who has ruled the Song Empire for more than two thousand years, that is, His Majesty the Ancestor Emperor.

"That beast committed a heinous crime. I just let him go to the land of death to open up wasteland. Is there any problem?"

During the morning court, Jiang Yichao, who was originally in seclusion, contrary to everyone's expectations, including Emperor Zai Pei, put on court clothes and participated in the morning court.

What was also beyond everyone's expectation was that he held onto someone tightly in his hand when he went to court. A nobleman with a distinguished status that even a third-grade official was unwilling to offend.

Zhao Qingyi, the second son of King Duan.

In the main hall, Jiang Yichao listed dozens of heinous crimes committed by Zhao Qingyi. Each of these crimes was too numerous to write down and was something that normal people would never think of.

At that time, Jiang Yichao clearly understood that the clan government would not do anything to Zhao Qingyi because of the consequences of Duan Wangfu and his party. Similarly, there was no judicial institution in the entire Song Dynasty that could try Zhao Qingyi. There was only one person in the country who could try him.

That is the only master of this country, the Dinghai Shenzhen of the Song Dynasty, the only monarch that Jiang Yichao swore allegiance to, the founder of the Song Dynasty, Emperor Zaipei.

After briefly looking at the crimes committed by Zhao Qingyi, Emperor Zai Pei immediately announced.

"Zhao Qingyi, the second son of Prince Duan, practiced evil scriptures, kidnapped girls, and intended to rebel. These three crimes alone were the crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the family. However, I think that his father, Prince Duan, worked conscientiously to contribute to the Song Dynasty and paid a lot for the improvement of the national power of the Song Dynasty.

His contribution was wiped out, so he was spared from death and sent to the land of death to open up wasteland."

"Prince Duan Zhao Shiyun did not teach his son well, which led to a tragedy. He openly killed people in front of the door. This was lawless and disrespectful to human life. Therefore, he was deprived of control of Xiaoyao Tower for three years. During these three years, he was allowed to reflect on himself in the mansion."

……..

Many officials were implicated in this case, and even those who were not directly involved in the case were convicted of lax governance.

"I know my ancestor's intentions, but as the quasi-principal state of the country, if Shiyun becomes depressed because of this incident, only the Song Dynasty will lose in the end."

"Snapped."

The business has fallen.

The situation suddenly became tense.

Originally, Emperor Zaipei had no expression on his face and treated his ancestor Duan Wang like an ordinary person, but now Emperor Zaipei threw the important matters in his hands to the ground, which meant that he had lost his patience.

Then, ancestor Duan Wang knelt on the ground without saying a word, and his face turned pale.

"I did not sentence him to death, nor did I deprive King Duan of his power. What do you want from me?" Emperor Zaipei said with a smile, "How about you kill me right here, old man, and let your family

King Duan ascends to the throne. By the way, when you kill me, don’t use a sword, and don’t chop off my head. The best way is..."

Before Emperor Zaipei finished speaking, the kneeling ancestor Duan Wang kowtowed violently: "I definitely did not mean this."

He knocked very hard, with a sense of rhythm, and with the help of his cultivation in the tribulation period, he smashed the floor of Emperor Zai Pei.

"You guys are really ridiculous. The younger ones are practicing evil arts and taking human life lightly. The older ones are killing people in front of the house without any care. The older ones just come to me and perform this big show for me." Emperor Zai Pei was so angry that he trembled all over.

"Perhaps you have decided that King Duan is the ancestor emperor of the Song Dynasty, and this old guy like me is no longer useful, right?"

Ancestor Duan Wang immediately kowtowed and stopped there.

Seeing this, Emperor Zaipei also smiled slightly, "Yesterday when I went to court, Jiang Yichao came to me to discuss the succession of the throne. Although I had previously thought that the possibility of the throne being Prince Duan was not small, but after this experience...

After this incident, I saw the flaws of King Duan, and it was indeed time to consider King Chu."

"I have long heard that the King of Chu is open-minded and considerate of his subordinates. He has also created good profits for our Song Dynasty through inventions and foreign trade. You said that I would transfer the management rights of Xiaoyao Building to the King of Chu. In the past three years,

What can he do?"

"It all depends on the ancestors." Ancestor Duan Wang replied very wisely, "The ability of the King of Chu is obvious to the people of the Song Dynasty. I believe that under his management, Xiaoyao Tower will definitely operate in an orderly manner."

"Since you said so, let the matter be settled! Tomorrow King Chu will take over the management rights of Xiaoyao Building for three years. If he makes any measures to benefit the Song Dynasty in these three years, we will consider letting him take over Xiaoyao Building permanently.

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Hearing this, ancestor Duan Wang was immediately dumbfounded. The Xiaoyao Building that his descendants had finally built was so easily taken away, and he would never come back again.

"Your Majesty, what will Yun do then?"

Emperor Zaipei frowned, "Prince Duan? If you come out in three years and still don't reflect, then you should do whatever you want, but don't get involved with the inheritance."

Although his talent as King Duan is outstanding, if he makes a mistake, it is a mistake, and his merits and demerits cannot be offset by each other.

If he dares to ignore the law today, he will cause indelible damage tomorrow.
Chapter completed!